However, Sobejana said that he could not disclose the British man and Pinay wife kidnappers’ possible hideout. This is to ensure the troops’ search and rescue operations would not be hindered.

Four armed men abducted the couple Allan Arthur Hyrons, 70, and his wife, Welma Paglinawan, at the resort they owned in Tukuran, Zamboanga del Sur, on October 4.

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Law enforcement agencies and the crisis management committee believe that the victims and their kidnappers are still within the area in the Zamboanga Peninsula.

P2M reward for leads on kidnappers of British national, Filipino wife

Zamboanga del Sur provincial government increased the reward money from P1M to P2-million for anyone who could give information on the kidnappers of British national and his Filipino wife.

Pagadian City Mayor Samuel Co gave P500,000, while Tukuran Mayor Macario Tingson contributed P200,000. Dimataling Mayor Avelino Erauda, Dinas Mayor Eleazar Asoy, and Governor Victor Yu added P100,000 each to complete the P2M reward for anyone who could provide leads to arrest the kidnappers of British national and his Filipino wife.